This returned the source of your page just fine
Code:
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim test = GetHtmlPageSource("http://jamesbwoii.fileave.com/hello.html")
        Console.WriteLine("[{0}]", test)
    End Sub
    Function GetHtmlPageSource(ByVal url As String) As String
        Dim Result As String = ""
        Try
            Dim req As System.Net.WebRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(url)
            Dim resp As System.Net.WebResponse = req.GetResponse
            Using reader As IO.StreamReader = New IO.StreamReader(resp.GetResponseStream)
                Result = reader.ReadToEnd
            End Using
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
        End Try
        Return Result
    End Function